Why People Now Lock Their Cars

Do you remember a time when you left your car unlocked while you went shopping or to church? I do. Well, there’s a reason why people now lock their cars, and we might have prompted that change. Car thieves have nothing on us. Allow me to explain. Once upon a time, it...

Water, Water, More Water, and a Window

Do you ever feel like you want to take a day off to escape what life has thrown at you? I’m not talking about disappearing into the “if only” rabbit hole where nothing good lives; just a day off. Seldom do I surrender to such thoughts, yet a recent wave of overwhelm...

Ding: Misery at Your Service

Once upon a time, spouses had a name for a misery that has persisted since people first inhabited the Earth. Nagging. But now we have “Ding.” It’s merely nagging in a different guise, and we even pay for the “pleasure” of a ceaseless stream of it. When did we begin...

Confessions of a Would-Be Car Thief

I have never stolen a car, but I have tried. More than once. The fact that I’ve been an unsuccessful car thief should count in my favour. Right? I have had a condition for decades, and I’m pretty sure it’s incurable. I suffer from CRB—Car Recognition Blindness. If...

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